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LGD Gaming vs Team Yandex: AI prediction, PGL Wallachia

LGD Gaming and Team Yandex meet on 26 September — playoffs, upper bracket final, PGL Wallachia Season 9 2026, best of three. The AI models' bet: LGD Gaming +1.5 map handicap at 2.08 — 8 of 16 models chose it. Below: the analysis, bookmaker odds, team form by series, current rosters and hero pool.

PGL Wallachia Season 9 2026
Playoffs, upper bracket final
Best of three
Stream

published 26.09 at 03:31 UTC

AI models' pick: LGD Gaming +1.5 map handicap

2.08

AI models' pick · 8 of 16 for this bet, 8 for others

Why this bet All odds

AI models

8H1 (+1.5) — matches our betodds 2.08Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini, Kimi, GLM, MiniMax, Xiaomi MiMo, Nemotron Ultra
5H2 (-1.5)odds 1.76Grok, DeepSeek Flash, Mistral, Sonar, Nemotron Super
3O 2.5odds 2.36ChatGPT, Qwen, Dots3-Note

all 16 AI predictions

Match odds

last line update 26.09 at 03:20 UTC

Series winner14.5621.19

Map handicap −1.5H17.91H21.05

Map handicap +1.5H12.08H21.76

Total maps 2.5O2.36U1.54

abbreviations

1, 2 — LGD Gaming or Team Yandex wins the series
H1, H2 — map handicap: −1.5 means winning the series without dropping a map, +1.5 means taking at least one map
O, U — total maps over or under: over 2.5 means the series goes to a third map

AI prediction and analysis

8 of 16 AI models went for LGD Gaming +1.5 on maps. 5 more went for Team Yandex −1.5 on maps. The other 3 chose other bets: a total-maps bet. 13 are betting on the series result and 3 on the number of maps.

8 of 16H1 (+1.5)our betodds 2.08ClaudeDeepSeekGeminiKimiGLMMiniMaxXiaomi MiMoNemotron Ultra
5 of 16H2 (-1.5)odds 1.76GrokDeepSeek FlashMistralSonarNemotron Super
3 of 16O 2.5odds 2.36ChatGPTQwenDots3-Note

Odds — the bookmaker average at the moment the AI model answered.

Five meetings in two years have given LGD Gaming just one series win, yet they have taken a map in nearly all of them: 1-2 at The International, then 1-3 and 1-2 at BLAST SLAM VII. The only time they were swept was in July at the Esports World Cup. The upper bracket final is a race to two, so a single map is all our pick needs. The five-man roster put together on 19 September, with SumaiL-, Davai, Sneyking and Wits, has won seven of its last ten series, and the route to this final ran through Xtreme Gaming 2-0, MOUZ 2-0 and Natus Vincere 2-1.

The warning sign sits in the same stretch: 0-2 defeats to Aurora Gaming and to Xtreme Gaming, proof that this side can fall apart without answering. Can a freshly assembled line-up live with the pace of Team Yandex, who arrive with eight wins in ten series and close their maps in 40 minutes against 45 for their opponents? We're backing LGD Gaming +1.5 map handicap at 2.08 — one map won, and the bet lands.

Where we could be wrong

8 of 16 AI models back this bet: it is the most common answer, but the other half chose something else.
One of the teams has three or more newcomers in its five: a new roster has little history, and form from previous weeks says less about it than usual.

Form, rosters and heroes

patch 7.41

LGD Gaming

roster

Thiolicor, SumaiL-, Davai, Sneyking, Wits — together since 19 September

New in the five: SumaiL-, Davai, Sneyking, Wits

Left the starting five: KingJungles, Yuma, Wisper, Topson, TaiLung

recent series · 7 wins, 3 losses

W2-0Xtreme GamingPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 925.09
W2-1Natus VincerePGL Wallachia 2026 Season 924.09
W2-0MOUZPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 923.09
L0-2Aurora GamingPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 922.09
L0-2Xtreme GamingPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 921.09
W2-0GamerLegionPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 920.09
W2-1Yakult BrothersPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 919.09
L1-2Team YandexThe International 202616.08
W2-0Vici GamingThe International 202615.08
W2-1Xtreme GamingThe International 202615.08

maps in the last 60 days

19–19, average length 45 min; Radiant 12–9, Dire 7–10

0 days since the last series, 16 maps this week

most-played heroes, 60 days · games / wins

Dark Willow12 / 5
Windranger10 / 6
Mirana8 / 5
Lone Druid7 / 4
Hoodwink7 / 4
Necrophos6 / 2
Centaur Warrunner5 / 4
Void Spirit5 / 4

Team Yandex

roster

CHIRA_JUNIOR, Saksa, 医者watson`, Maladych, AMMAR_THE_F — together since 19 September

New in the five: AMMAR_THE_F

Left the starting five: DM

In the tournament roster but has not played for the team: ATF, Malady

Not in the tournament roster: Maladych, AMMAR_THE_F

recent series · 8 wins, 2 losses

W2-1Aurora GamingPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 925.09
W2-01wPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 924.09
W2-0Natus VincerePGL Wallachia 2026 Season 921.09
W2-0Team NemesisPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 920.09
W2-1MOUZPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 919.09
L0-2Team SpiritThe International 202623.08
L1-2TEAM VISIONThe International 202622.08
W2-1Nigma Galaxy The International 202621.08
W2-0Team LiquidThe International 202620.08
W2-1LGD GamingThe International 202616.08

maps in the last 60 days

24–15, average length 40 min; Radiant 12–6, Dire 12–9

0 days since the last series, 12 maps this week